Malachi 1:4

New Century Version

The people of Edom might say, “We were destroyed, but we will go back and rebuild the ruins.” But the Lord All-Powerful says, “If they rebuild them, I will destroy them. People will say, ‘Edom is a wicked country. The Lord is always angry with the Edomites.’

Cross References

Job 12:14

What he tears down cannot be rebuilt; anyone he puts in prison cannot be let out.

Job 34:29

But if God keeps quiet, who can blame him? If he hides his face, who can see him? God still rules over both nations and persons alike.

Job 9:4

God’s wisdom is deep, and his power is great; no one can fight him without getting hurt.

Psalm 127:1

If the Lord doesn’t build the house, the builders are working for nothing. If the Lord doesn’t guard the city, the guards are watching for nothing.

Psalm 137:7

Lord, remember what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, “Tear it down! Tear it down to its foundations!”

Psalm 33:10

The Lord upsets the plans of nations; he ruins all their plans.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, understanding, or advice that can succeed against the Lord.

Isaiah 10:4

You will have to bow down among the captives or fall down among the dead bodies. But the Lord is still angry; his hand is still raised to strike down the people.

Isaiah 11:14

But Israel and Judah will attack the Philistines on the west. Together they will take the riches from the people of the east. They will conquer Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will be under their control.

Isaiah 34:10

The fires will burn night and day; the smoke will rise from Edom forever. Year after year that land will be empty; no one will ever travel through that land again.

Isaiah 34:5

The Lord’s sword in the sky is covered with blood. It will cut through Edom and destroy those people as an offering to the Lord.

Jeremiah 31:17

So there is hope for you in the future,” says the Lord. “Your children will return to their own land.

Jeremiah 49:20

So listen to what the Lord has planned to do against Edom. Listen to what he has decided to do to the people in the town of Teman. He will surely drag away the young ones of Edom. Their hometowns will surely be shocked at what happens to them.

Jeremiah 49:7

This message is to Edom. This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Is there no more wisdom in the town of Teman? Can the wise men of Edom no longer give good advice? Have they lost their wisdom?

Jeremiah 49:8

You people living in the town of Dedan, run away and hide in deep caves, because I will bring disaster on the people of Esau. It is time for me to punish them.

Jeremiah 5:17

They will eat your crops and your food. They will eat your sons and daughters. They will eat your flocks and herds. They will eat your grapes and figs. They will destroy with their swords the strong, walled cities you trust.

Lamentations 3:37

Nobody can speak and have it happen unless the Lord commands it.

Ezekiel 11:10

You will die by the sword. I will punish you at the border of Israel so you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 25:13

So this is what the Lord God says: I will use my power against Edom, killing every human and animal in it. And I will destroy Edom all the way from Teman to Dedan as they die in battle.

Ezekiel 25:14

I will use my people Israel to take revenge on Edom. So the Israelites will do to Edom what my hot anger demands. Then the Edomites will know what my revenge feels like, says the Lord God.’

Ezekiel 26:14

I will make you a bare rock, and you will be a place for drying fishing nets. You will not be built again, because I, the Lord, have spoken, says the Lord God.

Ezekiel 35:4

I will destroy your cities, and you will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 35:9

I will make you a ruin forever; no one will live in your cities. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Amos 1:11

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry.

Amos 3:15

I will tear down the winter house, together with the summer house. The houses decorated with ivory will be destroyed, and the great houses will come to an end,” says the Lord.

Amos 5:11

You walk on poor people, forcing them to give you grain. You have built fancy houses of cut stone, but you will not live in them. You have planted beautiful vineyards, but you will not drink the wine from them.

Amos 6:11

The Lord has given the command; the large house will be broken into pieces, and the small house into bits.

Amos 6:2

Go look at the city of Calneh, and from there go to the great city Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. You are no better than these kingdoms. Your land is no larger than theirs.

Obadiah 1:1

This is the vision of Obadiah. This is what the Lord God says about Edom: We have heard a message from the Lord. A messenger has been sent among the nations, saying, “Attack! Let’s go attack Edom!”

Obadiah 1:10

You did violence to your relatives, the Israelites, so you will be covered with shame and destroyed forever.

Malachi 1:3

but I hated Esau. I destroyed his mountain country and left his land to the wild dogs of the desert.”

Matthew 12:30

“Whoever is not with me is against me. Whoever does not work with me is working against me.